New Download

This page explains all options for configuring a new download in Parabolic.

URL رسانه

The URL of the media to download. Must be a valid ("valid" meaning syntactically correct) http or https link.

If a valid URL is found inside the clipboard upon opening the Add Download dialog, the URL will be automatically pasted in the URL entry row.

اعتبار دادن

If enabled, the user will be asked to provide a username and/or password to pass to yt-dlp when downloading.

If credentials are found in the keyring, the user can instead chose from a list of named credentials to use (or continue to manually enter a credential)

Not all websites support passing usernames and passwords to yt-dlp. For example, YouTube does NOT support this feature.

For these sites that don't support passing credentials, it is recommended to select a browser to use cookies from in Preferences instead.

نوع فایل

The file type of which to download the media as.

The previously used file type will be remembered and pre-selected for the next download.

Selecting the Video (Generic) or Audio (Generic) file types will cause Parabolic to download the media in the original file type of the media without performing any conversions.

کیفیت

If the file type is a video type, the listed qualities will be the resolutions of the media available.

If the file type is an audio type, the listed qualities will be the audio bitrates of the media available.

The previously used quality will be remembered and pre-selected for the next download.

Audio Language

The language of which to use from the audio part of a media download.

If no additional languages are available, Default will be the only option.

The previously used state will be remembered and pre-selected for the next download.

Subtitles

The list of subtitles available by the media that can be selected for download by the user. Further subtitle settings can be configured in preferences.

The previously selected subtitles will be remembered and pre-selected for the next download.

Split Chapters

If enabled, Parabolic will split a video download into multiple smaller files based on its chapters.

The previously used state will be remembered and pre-selected for the next download.

Limit Download Speed

If enabled, Parabolic will limit the download's speed with the speed configured in Preferences.

The previously used state will be remembered and pre-selected for the next download.

Export Description

If enabled, Parabolic will export the media's description to a .description file alongside the downloaded file.

The previously used state will be remembered and pre-selected for the next download.

Time Frame

The user can enter a start time frame and an end time frame to download a specific section of the media.

Default: The whole media length

Save Folder

The folder at which to save the download to.

The previously used folder will be remembered and pre-selected for the next download.

نام فایل

The file name to use when saving the download.

Default: The title of the media